#481

Hi Everyone,

In my ongoing quest to discover new and exciting opportunities I've come across a couple of services that look very interesting.

http://learnhub.com/  This is a social learning network where people teach & learn online.

Question?  Did you already know about this services?  if so..
what do you think about it  - ease of use...  applicability for health education... 

Looking forward to your responses
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http://edufire.com/ Live video language learning. ...  another interesting concept....


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Michaela Conley, MA
HPCareer.Net, llc.
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#482

Thanks Michaela for this wonderful resource!
 
Regards!!!

 

Marco Meneses

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, COLOMBIA, 1978

MSc in Public Health, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, COLOMBIA, 1980

MSc in Training and Development, University of St Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA 2003

Certified  Family Educator (National Council on Family Relations) Minneapolis, MN

Certified Sexual Educator (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) Ashland, VA

Certified Health Educator Specialist (National Commission For Health Education Credentialing) Whitehall, PA 

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#483

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#484

Hello,
 
For the past few years a colleague and I  been conducting a study session a couple weeks prior to the April and October CHES exams for people taking or thinking about taking the CHES exam.  We base the study session on the NCHEC published study guide, suggestions that have been shared on the HEDIR, and have produced some of our own materials.  But we've hit a stumbling block in our preparations.  We are hoping the health education community can help us.
 
While overall most of the people we have worked with pass the exam, over the past several tests we have noticed a (admittedly unscientific) trend of people who are not in school or recently graduated from a professional program failing the exam more often than people taking the test prior to or just after graduation.  Based on continued interaction with them (some have taken the test two or three times and are active in the health education community in our state), we believe that the participants have the knowledge and skills.  Reviewing theory, definitions, strategies doesn't seem to help.  Their challenge is demonstrating those skills and knowledge. 
 
We are looking for suggestions and resources that will help us work with those who have been out of school for a while to help them feel more confident in their test-taking abilities and increase their test-taking skills.  If you recently took the CHES exam in October 2007 or April 2008, we especially want to hear from you, but would appreciate any suggestions and references!  We'll be glad to share anything we learn with others who are interested.
 
Thank you,

Meg

Megan A. Weis, MPH, CHES
SC Public Health Institute
University of South Carolina
2221 Devine Street, Suite 210
Columbia, SC 29208
803.734.1602 (office)
803.734.1598 (fax)
weisma@gwm.sc.edu

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#485

Hello!
 
I took this year the exam and I passed.
 
I would like to help mentor and support the people interested to take the exam.
 
Do you have specific questions / guidelines to address this challenge????


Marco Meneses

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, COLOMBIA, 1978

MSc in Public Health, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, COLOMBIA, 1980

MSc in Training and Development, University of St Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA 2003

Certified  Family Educator (National Council on Family Relations) Minneapolis, MN

Certified Sexual Educator (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) Ashland, VA

Certified Health Educator Specialist (National Commission For Health Education Credentialing) Whitehall, PA 

#486

Marco Meneses

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, COLOMBIA, 1978

MSc in Public Health, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, COLOMBIA, 1980

MSc in Training and Development, University of St Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA 2003

Certified  Family Educator (National Council on Family Relations) Minneapolis, MN

Certified Sexual Educator (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) Ashland, VA

Certified Health Educator Specialist (National Commission For Health Education Credentialing) Whitehall, PA 

http://marcomeneses.com
 
http://www.developmentex.com/member/meneses


 



 

From: dunamis2@hotmail.com
To: marcomeneses@msn.com
Subject: RE: Helping others study for the CHES exam
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:01:11 +0000

I am gratful to you for this opportunity. I am foreign trained health education specialist at masters level with public health nursing background and wishes to take the CHES exams. How do I proceed to do so.

Thank you kindly for your support
Joan Henry

 

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#487

Greetings,

I took the exam in April 2007 after being out of school for some time. I took a more extensive distance learning prep course through the University of Alabama. Thank God, I passed the exam.

I believe a more extensive preparation course would be appropriate for those who've been out of school for some time. Although I studied solo for the distance learning course I took, I suspect there would also have been some value in being part of a study group where participants could review/discuss together key concepts and exchange experiences from their real-life jobs/work.

Regards, James

James H. Dotson, Jr., Ph.D., CHES

Sr. Public Health Advisor

Constella Group, LLC

6003 Executive Boulevard, Suite 400

Rockville, MD 20852

240.514.2600

240.514.2601 fax

jdotson@constellagroup.com

www.constellagroup.com

Enhancing human health around the world, every day.

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#488

From:    Blaise Myers <tayloqb@CO.ECTOR.TX.US>

Subject: Re: Helping others study for the CHES exam

Laura,

I JUST got my results 2 days ago in the mail although I checked the NCHEC

website last week and I had a certification number and an expiration date so

I assumed I had passed. It just took a little longer for the results to

arrive by mail.

Blaise Myers, M.P.H., D.R., R.S.

Ector County Health Department

221 N. Texas

Odessa, Tx 79761

(432) 498-4141 ext. 1004

Fax: (432) 498-4143

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#489

From: HEDIR-L List [mailto:HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu] On Behalf Of Blaise

Myers

Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:59 AM

To: HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu

Subject: FW: Helping others study for the CHES exam

I took the exam in April and passed! I found that the NCHEC study materials

really did not help at all with the exam other than giving a general

overview. Unfortunately, I graduated with my MPH back in August so I was

pretty rusty with some of the evaluation techniques, etc. but I managed to

get over that hurdle I guess.

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#490

From: Dale Evans [mailto:devans@csulb.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:45 AM

Subject: Peter Cortese Memorial
Importance: High

6-11-08

There will be a memorial honoring the life of  Dr. Peter Cortese,
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 2:00 pm, Chart Room
California State University Long Beach.

Please feel free to pass this message along.

Dale

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#491

Yikes, Mark!

My graduate assistant asked a sexual health question to the chacha.com Q&A text service: “What I miss a birth control pill?”

The answer came in a few minutes later by text message: “If you miss 3 or more days in a row, be sure to use a condom or a back-up method of protection.”  This was the answer website provided: www.wdxcyber.com/bcp.htm.

As a health educator, would you say this answer is correct or incorrect???  And is the question fully answered?

Of note, “Jason B”, a high school student apparently, answered her question.  Jason B has conducted more than 1,000 searches for this service, and his search topics include AIDS, Asian, big, boobies, butt, college, crack, female reproductive organs, forecasting, girls, grand slam, growing pot, herpes, and Indiana.

What about that list might make you pause the next time you want to ask this service a question???

-Eric

Eric R. Buhi, MPH, PhD, CHES

Assistant Professor

Department of Community and Family Health

College of Public Health

University of South Florida

13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 56

Tampa, Florida 33612

Phone: 813-974-5290

Fax: 813-974-5172

ebuhi@health.usf.edu

http://publichealth.usf.edu/cfh/

http://myprofile.cos.com/buhi

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#492

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#493

Eric,

That’s unfortunate.  I sent two out…one unrelated to health (does the Holiday Inn in Akron have indoor parking) but the second one asked ‘What is a health educator?’ and it sent back an accurate (albeit short) description. I did go to the website below and on the question of missing a pill, it listed the following:

If you forget your pills for a day or two, follow the instructions below:

·         If you miss one pill, take the forgotten one (yesterday's pill) as soon as you remember it, and take today's pill at the regular time. Although you probably will not become pregnant, use your backup method until your next period to be safe.

·         If you miss two pills in a row, take two pills as soon as you remember and two pills the next day. You may have some spotting. Use your backup method of birth control until your next period.

·         If you miss three or more pills in a row, start your backup method of birth control immediately. Your ovaries may produce an egg (ovulation), and without a backup contraceptive you could become pregnant. Ask yourself, "Am I a good pill user?" Another method of contraception may be better for you.

Now, am I missing something or is this not accurate information?  The problem sounds like they only send (because text can only be so big) a portion of the answer.  As health educators we can use this as an example to educator our clients/students that it’s difficult to accurately answer a question in a short sentence.  Check out the website for more information (and of course, evaluate the rigor of the website).

I’m curious about Jason…I didn’t get any ‘names’ of who answered my question—where did you get that info?  It sounds like Jason has the perfect job for a high schooler…answering questions about sex.  J

Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB

Professor, Health Education

Graduate Director

www.kittle.siu.edu

www.hedir.org

www.siu-salukis-hed.com

618-453-1841 (office)

618-453-1829 (fax)

Skype:  mark.j.kittleson

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